Was it as intense as XOXO made it out to be? What sort of questions did they ask? How did you prepare for it?

It wasn't as intense as I was expecting. My interviewers were very cordial. I left with a positive impression of my interviewers. I prepared with standard interview questions. That was good because the bulk of the interview was based on these types of questions.

I got the email today around 6pm about registering for an interview; when registering you had to attach a resume. When I got home at 8pm I went to sign up and all the slos were gone. The website basically made it seem like you're SOL if you don't get one and they only offer the 10. Did this happen to anyone else?

Yup. It happened to me the last go around (ie, I tried to sign up over winter break, but took a day to confirm flight information). Last time around they said you'd be invited with the next round of interviews. I'm not sure if this is the last round, though. I e-mailed them about it.

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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. - Jane Austen

I had my interview today. If you're in Atlanta, don't sweat it. The environment was chill-- my interviewers started by wishing me a happy birthday (okay, that was a little creepy). I probably didn't make a great impression because of my case study, but it was a rather ridiculous article (alas, you can't say such things). They didn't use any of the scare tactics other people have mentioned. Also, there will be about 60 spots this summer. I didn't think to ask how many people they planned on interviewing.

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The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. - Jane Austen

I had my interview today. If you're in Atlanta, don't sweat it. The environment was chill-- my interviewers started by wishing me a happy birthday (okay, that was a little creepy). I probably didn't make a great impression because of my case study, but it was a rather ridiculous article (alas, you can't say such things). They didn't use any of the scare tactics other people have mentioned. Also, there will be about 60 spots this summer. I didn't think to ask how many people they planned on interviewing.

I didn't either, though they mentioned that they're planning on 450-500 applications.

Can you guys talk a little more about the case study? I'm not applying, but it does sound interesting. Sounds almost like it was a consulting interview, which frequently focus on case study interviews.